| Name | Ledbetter, Edwin Dwight ‡ |
| Rank | Second Lieutenant |
| Serial Number | O-740842 ‡ |
| Unit Assignments | Assigned to the 547th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #34 dated 20 February 1944, effective 20 February 1944. |
| Duty | Pilot |
| MOS | 1091 - Pilot, B-17 |
| Last Duty Date | 16 March 1944 |
| Results |
Prisoner Of War POW Camp: Not identified in National Archives POW database. |
| Decorations | Awarded the Purple Heart for wounds received on 16 March 1944 per General Orders #64, Headquarters, U.S. Strategic Air Forces in Europe dated 9 September 1944. |
| Additional Information |
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| Related Documents | Missing Air Crew Report # 3243⇓ (33.507 MB) |
| Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
| CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
|---|---|---|
| 2nd Lt. Ledbetter, Edwin Dwight | Pilot | POW |
| 2nd Lt. Miles, Thomas Eugene⇗ | Co-pilot | POW |
| 2nd Lt. Noxon, Elvin Bayard⇗ | Navigator | POW |
| 2nd Lt. Poremba, Edward Adam⇗ | Bombardier | KIA |
| PVT. Webster, Robert Lee⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | POW |
| S/SGT. Neves, Gordon Roland⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | POW |
| SGT. Walsh, James Francis⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | POW |
| SGT. Haught, Ralph Eugene⇗ | Flexible Gunner | POW |
| SGT. Johnson, James Harold⇗ | Flexible Gunner | KIA |
| Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 69⇗ | 2 March 1944 |
Target: Alfred Teves Main Works: Aircraft Parts Plant and Machine Shop Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
Co-pilot | 42‑31606⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 70⇗ | 3 March 1944 |
Target: Roller-Bearing Factory Type: Bearings Industry Location: Berlin, Germany |
Co-pilot | 42‑31433⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron deputy. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 71⇗ | 4 March 1944 |
Type: Military Location: Berlin, Germany |
Co-pilot | 42‑31433⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron deputy. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 72⇗ | 6 March 1944 |
Target: Erkner Ball-Bearing Factory Type: Bearings Industry Location: Berlin, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑37758⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off Returned to base after group leader abandoned attempt to join assigned combat wing. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 75⇗ | 16 March 1944 |
Target: Aircraft Assembly & Repair Works Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑37801⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Failed To Return Aircraft observed jettisoning bombs and stayed in formation until target was reached where he left formation with all four engines going and appeared to be diving down into the low group; apparently damaged by flak; crashed near Lhuître, France. MACR 3243 Sortie Report⇗ |